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Michel Banabila
Unspeakable VIsions
Knekelhuis
- Cat No: KH052
- 2024-07-05
オランダのアンビエントミュージック/ジョンハッセルが提唱した「第4世界」を受け継ぐサウンドのレジェンドMichel Banabilaが〈Knekelhuis〉から2作目のリリース。音が生命力に満ちていると思わせるような曲から、深みに潜り込むような音まで、流動的に変容する空想的な音世界。
Track List
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A1. Viva Voce
4:03 -
A2. Vowels of Love
2:39 -
A3. Darker and Darker
3:06 -
A4. Hometapers Tricky Universe
3:43 -
A5. So Far Yet So Near
4:47 -
A6. Your Words Against Mine
3:37 -
B1. Rattles
4:54 -
B2. Little Star
5:29 -
B3. AI Brainfire
5:11 -
B4. Sounds from an Unforgettable Place #1 (UV remix)
3:01 -
B5. Unspeakable Visions
3:52
Banabila returns with a second LP release on Knekelhuis. The renowned Dutch producer is up there among the stars when it comes to ambient music and the so-called ‘fourth world’ legacy. On this eleven-track album, we witness soul-wrenching, kraut-tinted, and early-yet-modernist electronics.
Coming from his heart, these imaginative recordings center around otherworldly voices – fictional characters chanting in a made-up language, imbued with a captivating spirit, transcending linguistic barriers. Through remarkable complexity and technique, 'Unspeakable Visions' is full of sonic textures, together evoking a layered, emotional arc.
While the track 'Rattles' still references the artist's first album on Knekelhuis, 'Echo Transformations', the style of most other tracks departs towards an intriguing new mix of both pop-infused songs and gloomy abstraction, balancing between a sense of anticipation and desolation.
Coming from his heart, these imaginative recordings center around otherworldly voices – fictional characters chanting in a made-up language, imbued with a captivating spirit, transcending linguistic barriers. Through remarkable complexity and technique, 'Unspeakable Visions' is full of sonic textures, together evoking a layered, emotional arc.
While the track 'Rattles' still references the artist's first album on Knekelhuis, 'Echo Transformations', the style of most other tracks departs towards an intriguing new mix of both pop-infused songs and gloomy abstraction, balancing between a sense of anticipation and desolation.
〈Astral Industries〉からのリリースで知られるThe Chi Factoryの母体となるロッテルダム80年代の伝説のアンビエント・プロジェクトCHIにも参加、〈Séance Centre〉からレア音源もコンパイルされ、〈Bureau B〉や〈Knekelhuis〉等からも音源がリリースされレコードファンにも認知されたオランダの実験音楽、サウンド・アーチストMichel Banabila。 (サイトウ)